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The European Union clinched a deal to advance one of the most controversial aspects of its green agenda: how to restore nature that has disappeared due to human activity.

Europe's habitats are in poor condition with over 80% needing restoration, but agreement on how to proceed was challenging.

MEPs and EU member states have reached a deal on the Nature Restoration Law — one of the most controversial initiatives of the EU's green agenda. Why does it matter?

The final text includes major concessions to conservative lawmakers, weakening key parts of the legislation.

Europe's habitats are in poor condition with over 80% needing restoration, but agreement on how to proceed was challenging.

BRUSSELS: The European Parliament and EU member states reached an agreement on Thursday on a key biodiversity bill aimed at rewilding EU land and water habitats.

As negotiations on the hotly-contested EU Nature Restoration Law enter the endgame, one key amendment on making restoration rules work with fisheries policies will determine whether the law can bring biodiversity back to European seas.

Brussels’ proposal to make packaging more sustainable has sparked a fierce lobbying fight.

EU policymakers are coming back to the idea of a cap-and-trade system for the farm sector, where curbing emissions has lagged behind.

The European Commission has doubled down on its stance to renew the authorisation of the controversial herbicide glyphosate for another decade despite mixed reactions from EU lawmakers, dismissing concerns over identified scientific data gaps. The European Commission has doubled down on its stance to renew the authorisation of the controversial herbicide glyphosate for another decade despite mixed reactions from EU lawmakers, dismissing concerns over identified scientific data gaps.